(Pipal Tree Information in English)
Location :
The Peepal tree is found throughout India, from the Himalayan region to Kanyakumari, and it holds great significance.
Height :
The Peepal tree is a perennial tree and grows approximately 10 to 15 meters tall.
• The trunk of the Peepal tree is whitish, pinkish, and slightly reddish in color, smooth to the touch, and fibrous in nature.
Leaves :
• The leaves of the Peepal tree are heart-shaped and have long stalks.
• Young leaves appear silky pink in color, gradually turn coppery, and later become green.
• The initial sprouts are covered with many stipules.
Flowers and Fruits :
• The flowers of the Peepal tree are green in color and round in shape.
• The receptacle develops inside them.
• They develop on the leaf stalks as well as in clusters on branches.
• Some flowers are male and some are female.
• Male flowers have three petals, while female flowers have five petals.
• Insects hover around them, resulting in pollination and fruit formation.
• The fruits of the Peepal tree are small and tube-shaped, which birds eagerly eat when ripe.
Seed Dispersal :
The outer covering of seeds from fruits eaten by birds gets destroyed due to the heat inside their stomachs.
Wherever birds excrete, the seeds germinate with the onset of the monsoon season.
Therefore, Peepal trees are often seen growing on walls, rooftops, or near houses.
🌿 Medicinal Uses of the Peepal Tree :
• Peepal leaves are beneficial in constipation, diarrhea, and blood-related disorders.
• The milky latex that oozes out when the leaves are plucked, when applied to the eyes, helps relieve eye pain.
• In cases of mental disorders or epileptic fits, drinking water prepared by boiling tender Peepal branches helps reduce attacks.
• Using Peepal twigs like a natural toothbrush strengthens teeth and gums.
• Consumption of tender Peepal leaves provides quick relief from nosebleeds.
• Peepal leaves help reduce infertility.
• Boiling the tip of a Peepal branch in milk and consuming it helps in conception.
• Drinking a decoction of tender Peepal leaves promotes skin nourishment.
🌿 Peepal Bark :
• Peepal bark contains tannin, which acts as a pain reliever and helps heal wounds.
• Peepal bark is sweet, cooling, phlegm-reducing, blood-coagulating, pregnancy-supporting, and diuretic in nature.
• It helps wounds heal quickly.
• Consuming 20 to 30 ml of Peepal bark juice helps relieve cough.
• Applying a paste of Peepal bark on wounds or cuts helps in healing.
• Drinking water mixed with ash of dried Peepal bark stops nausea and vomiting.
• Peepal bark juice is beneficial in jaundice.
• Peepal fruits are mild and appetizing, making them useful for stomach disorders.
• Consuming fine powder of dried fruits continuously for 15 days after menstruation helps in conception.
• Regular consumption of fruit powder with milk by men increases strength, semen quality, masculinity, and reduces impotence.
• Consuming dried seeds with honey purifies the blood.
🕉️ Religious Importance of the Peepal Tree :
• In Hinduism, the Peepal tree is considered a form of Brahma.
• Lord Shri Krishna has referred to it as the tree of truth.
• It is believed that Brahma resides in the roots, Vishnu in the trunk, and Shiva in the upper part of the Peepal tree.
• Lord Vishnu is believed to reside in the leaves of the Peepal tree.
• In the Hindu scripture Atharvaveda, it is referred to as the Ashvattha tree.
• It is the sacred tree of the Pushya constellation.
• It is believed that Lord Hanuman resides beneath this tree, and therefore cutting it is considered a sin.
• The presence of Peepal leaf designs on Harappan-era coins proves its ancient significance.
• Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, attained divine enlightenment under the Peepal tree at Uruvela (Bodh Gaya); hence it is also called the Tree of Penance.
• This tree holds great religious importance in Buddhism.
• Buddhist monks dye their robes using the juice of Peepal bark and wear those robes.
🌳 Thus, this is the complete information about the Peepal tree.
